First Pakistani female fighter Pilot Marium Mukhtiar
Martyrdom in air force (PAF) plane crash in Mainwali:
Mianwali:
First Pakistani female fighter
pilot Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Marium Mukhtar embraced martyrdom on a mission
when a PAF trainer jet FT-7 crashed near Kundian, Mianwali. According to statement of
Pakistan Air Force (PAF) A PAF FT-7 flown by Squadron leader Saqib Abbasi and
co pilot flying officer Marium Mukhtar was on a routine operational training
mission when it encountered an in-flight emergency during the final stage of
the mission said in a PAF statement “Both
pilots handled the emergency with professionalism and courage and tried to save
the aircraft till the last minute, ensuring safety of property and the civilian
population on the ground. According to the statement both pilots ejected from
the jet FT-7 and sustained severe injuries after the ejection from the crashed
air craft. As soon as possible they were rushed to the hospital for immediate
treatment and were being treated : however the flying officer Marium Mukhtar
could not recover and succumbed to her injuries. While the jet’s pilot Saqib
Abbassi is reportedly in intensive care.
COAS
Pays tribute to Marium Mukhtar:
Chief of Army Staff General
Raheel Sharif has expressed condolence with the bereaved family of Marium
Mukhtar.
The Army chief paid a tribute
to the flying officer and her sacrifice.
“She was indeed a role model
for women and pride of Pakistan,” Grneral Raheel Sharif said in his condolence
message.
Nation’s DaughterMarium Mukhtar:
Born:
Marium Mukhtar was born in 1,
January 1983.
Died:
Residence:
Karachi.
Occupation:
Flight Lieutenant, Pilot
officer in Pakistan Air force (PAF).
Known For:
She was first female
fighter pilot of Pakistan or she was Pakistan’s first war ready female pilot.
Religion:
The religion of Marium
Mukhtar is Islam. She proved that she was the true soldier of Pakistan.
Marium Mukhtar:
Marium Mukhtar was
belong to Karachi, capital of Sindh province Pakistan. She was 32 year-old
fighter pilot. She was to martyrdom after a Pakistan Air force (PAF) FT-7
aircraft crashed near Kundian in Mianwali District in the north west of Punjab,
Pakistan on 24, November 2015. She was the first Pakistani female fighter pilot
to martyrdom during the duty.
Personal life:
Marium Mukhtar Shaikh
was the daughter of Col. R. Mukhtar Ahmed Shaikh, and her ancestors were from
Pano Akil Sindh.
Career:
Marium graduated as a
fighter pilot in the Pakistan Air force in 2007 with seven other female
Pakistanis who also graduated as pilot officer.
Death:
On Tuesday 24, November
2015 squadron leader saqib Abbassi and Marium Mukhtar were on their routine
operational training mission when their plane crashed near Kundian, Mianwali
District in Punjab, Pakistan.
News Papers and Media:
“Female Co-pilot dies as
training jet crashes in Mianwali” The Express Tribune 24 November 2015.
“Pakistan female fighter
pilot Marium Mukhtar mourned after crash – BBC News.”
“Female pilot dies as
PAF trainer crashes near Mianwali – Pakistan – Dawn.com 2015-11-25
“First Pakistani female
fighter pilot Marium Mukhtar killed in air force plane crash” ibtimes.co.in
2015-11-25
Interview with BBC Last Year:
Marium Mukhtar talked about the challenges of being a female pilot in a male-dominated environment.
Marium said she joined the Air Force because she was inspired by the "pomp" and wanted to do something different."
She also said her mother had been concerned about her decision to join the Air Force but had supported her throughout.
In Pakistan opportunities for women are limited:
Pakistan is a highly traditional,
patriarchal society where opportunities for women are limited.
But in 2006 seven women broke into
one of the country's most exclusive male clubs to graduate as fighter pilots –
perhaps the most prestigious job in the powerful military and for six decades
closed to them.
It is unclear how many women have
joined the air force as fighter pilots since then. A New York Times report in
June put the figure at 21.
The crash is the latest deadly
accident to hit Pakistan's military.
In May, a military helicopter
carrying diplomats to inspect a tourism project crashed, killing seven people,
including the ambassadors of Norway and Philippines.
In August, another military
helicopter being used as an air ambulance crashed near the northern district of
Mansehra, killing 12 people.